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- PATENTED JUNB'I, 1904.

L. H; TAYLOR. DOMESTIC PRESS.

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PATENT OFFICE.

. DOMESTIC PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,860, dated June '7, 1904.

Application filed November 2, 1903. Serial No. 179,620. (No model.)

1'0 a. whom it may concern.-

' Be it known that I, LAWRENCE H. TAYLoR,'a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairview, in the. county of Woods and Territory of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Domestic Press, of which the following is a.

specification.

his invention relates to that class of devices which are generally known as domestic presses and which are used for the purpose of pressing fruits, vegetables, meat, and, in fact, anything that requires pressing and incidentally straining to remove the juices therefrom. i

My present invention is an improvement'on former patents granted 'to myself, especially Patent No. 422,263, hearing date of February 25, 1890; and it has for its object to provide a device of the class described which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability,'and general efficiency.

With these ends in view the invention consists in the improved construction ,'arrangement, and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a longitudinal sectional view of a press constructed in accordance with the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a perspective detail view of the lower end of the standard. Fig. 5 is a perspective deof the retarding-plate shown in Fig. 8.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated by similar numerals of reference. As is the case in my former patent, to which reference has been made above, I employ a standard 1, which is provided near its upper end with oppositely-disposed semicircular re cesses 2 and 3, one of which is located in ad gage the top of the table or bench upon which the standard is to be mounted for operation, is provided with a transversely-disposed indentation 5, thus forming two separate bearing-surfaces 6 and 7. Through the lower wall of the recess 4 passes the set-screw 8,

which engages the under side of the table or bench, and the rear wall of the recess L is provided with laterally-extending wings or flanges 9, adapted to bear against the edge of the table or bench. It will be observed that when the standard thus constructed is placed in operative position the'flanges 9 will be set tightly against the edge of the table. By tightening the screw 8 the two bearing-surfaces 6 and 7 will be tightened down against the surface of the table, which is thus engaged in two places, so that any tendency of the standard to turn upon the pivot furnished by the screw 8 will be entirelyobviated and the said standard will be held with an unusual degree of security. The front side of the standard is provided with a pair of alining' hooks 10 and likewise with a laterally-extending arm '11, which are for the purpose of engaging and holding in its proper position the press-cylinder '12 in precisely the same manner as shown in my former patent, the

press-cylinder being provided with diametrically opposite perforations 13, engaging the hooks 10. v

14: designates the follower-plate, which is adapted to fit nicely in the press-cylinder, said plate being preferably made of cast or malleable iron and provided with a centrallydisposed hub 15, having an interiorly-tapering recess 16 to receive the correspondinglytapered end 17 of the operating-screw 3", which, owing to its tapered shape, may be readily placed in engagement with the follower, as will be presently described. The operating-screw is made of cast-iron in a separate piece from its crank 18, which latter is provided at one end with a slightly-tapering interiorly-threaded socket 19 and at its opposite end with a wrist or handle-stem 20, which latter is provided near its outer end with an annular recess 21. A knob or handle 22, made of wood, is provided, and this knob, whichis enameled, is previous to enameling soaked in hot lubricating-oil, of which it is permitted to absorb as much as possible prior to being adjusted upon the wrist or handle-stem,where it is held rotatably by means of a transverse pin 23. When thus saturated with oil, this knob or handle will practically require no further lubrication during the life of the machine. It will also be observed that the holding-pin 23 being driven through the knob to one side of the annularly-grooved wrist the said pin will engage said groove in such a manner as to practically prevent displacement or injury by excessive wear. The ends of the pin may be upset to form heads that will positively prevent said pin from coming out at any time.

The press-cylinder 12 is provided near its rear or inner end with an annular groove, near which is firmly secured, preferably by s0ldering, a flanged retarding-plate 24, which is provided with an oblong opening 25 and adjacent to the wall of the cylinder with a perforation 26. WVhen the cylinder is hung upon the standard by means of the openings 13 engaging the lugs 10 and when the follower has been placed in position, it will be observed that the operating-screw may be placed in engagement with the broken casing 2 3, the oblong opening 25 permitting the screw to be twisted to one side to accomplish its insertion, when by turning it the tapering point of said screw will engage the recess 16 in the hub 15 of the follower, which latter being thus engaged will retain the operating-screw in operative engagement with the screw-threaded members 2 and 3, which form the bearings for said screw. When the press is used for the purpose of pressing fruit and the like for the purpose of extracting the juice of the same, a portion of the juice will always pass between the edge of the follower and the wall of the cylinder. When the charge contained in the latter has been sufficiently compressed, the cylinder is removed from its support, and the juice contained in its rear part may then be readily poured out through the perforation 26 by simply tilting the cylinder to a proper position. Said perforation 26 being placed close to the edge of the retarding-plate, the juice may be poured therethrough readily, and without danger of spilling, into a suitable dish or vessel. The front or outer end of the cylinder has a strengthening-bead 27 and is adapted for the reception of and engagement with the strainers and other elements used in con nection with this device. Each of these elements, which may consist of strainers of various gage, sausage-stufl'ers, and other suit able devices, are to be manufactured of sheet metal or of any other material suitable for the purpose, and each of said elements, one of which has been indicated at 30, is provided with a rim or flange 31, which permanently engages the slightly-tapering inner end of a ring28,upon which it is permanently mounted. The rings 28 are preferably made of cast-i ron, and each of said rings is provided with a bead 28 and with diametrically opposite perforations 2r for the reception of a transverse securing pin 28", which latter also extends through perforations 30", formed in the cylinder near the end thereof. The flanges or rims 31 of the rings 28 are slightly tapered, so as to enable the press elements to be tightly connected therewith by simply pressing the parts together. Displacement of the press elements during the operation of the device is absolutely impossible, owing to the fact that the rim of the strainer or other element is disposed between the holding-ring 28 and the interior surface of the press-cylinder.

35 designates a deflector used in connection with the cylinder of my improved press at the front of discharge end of the latter. This deflector consists of an approximately circular disk provided around the greater part of its periphery with a flange 36, like the flange of an ordinary box-lid. This flange is alapted to frictionally engage the outer end of the cylinder, particularly the beads 27 and 28 of the body of the cylinder andof the ring 28, which secures the press elements. The flange 36, which extends about two-thirds around the periphery of the retarding-plate, enables the latter to be very easily and quickly adjusted upon or removed from the end of the cylinder, as may be required. Said flange is also provided with a notch 36, adapted to engage the pin or key by means of which the press element is secured in position, as above described. That part of the deflector 35 which lies between the ends of the flange 36 is bent in an outward direction, thus forming what might be termed a spout that will guide the material expressed through the strainer upon the end of the cylinder downwardly into a dish or receptacle placed underneath, the deflector itself forming a shield which will prevent the juices or expressed material from being scattered and spilled or wasted.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed. The follower is first placed in the cylinder with its hub extending through the slot 25. The cylinder being held upright or placed in a dish to prevent any waste of liquid material is now filled with material to he pressed, andthe proper strainer or other element is inserted into the front end of the cylinder, the deflector 35 being finally placed in position. The cylinder is now hung by the perforations 13 upon the lugs 10, and the screw 17 is placed in its bearings and operated until the point thereof engages the recess in the hub of the follower. By continuing the operation of the screw the forward motion of the follower will continue until the material contained in the cylinder has been subjected to the desired pressure. The screw may then be removed by reversing it until disengaged from the follower, when by turning it to one side it may be disengaged from the members which form its bearings, when it may be withdrawn from the cylinder. The latter may then be removed and emptied of its contents by removing the strainer or other element and the deflector at the discharge end.

I desire it to be understood that while I have in the'foregoing described a simple and preferred construction of my improved press I do notnecessarily limit myself to the precise structural details herein set forth, but reserve the right to any changes, alterations, and modifications which may be resorted to within the scope of my invention and without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the utility of the same.

-Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a press cylinder, a press element at the outer end of said cylinder, a key extending transversely through the cylinder and press element and connecting the same together and a deflector consisting of a disk having an annular flange extending around the greater portion of its circumference and frictionally engaging the cylinder exteriorly,

the flange of said retarding member being inner surface of the cylinder, a slightly-taper.

ing ring interiorly and permanently engaging the flange of said element, said flange being provided with an exterior bead corresponding with the bead of the cylinder-body, and a flanged deflecting member exteriorly engaging the beads of the cylinder and press element, and having a notch engaging a pin that extends transversely through the cylinder and the press element, said deflecting member being provided with an outturned lip at its lower edge.

4. In a device of the class described, a follower-screw comprising a threaded portion having a tapering point, a crank having a threaded socket, slightly tapering, engaging the outer end of the screw and an annularlygrooved wrist or stem, a knob or handle engaging said stem, and a pin driven transversely through said knob and engaging the annular groove in the stem.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LAWRENCE H. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

C. D. Bowen, W. BROWN. 

